Background
Kosakow, James Matthew was born on April 12, 1954 in New London, Connecticut, United States. Son of Leonard Louis and Lois Ann (Rosen) Kosakow.
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James Matthew Kosakow
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Bachelor, Connecticut College, 1976; Juris Doctor, Yeshiva U., 1984.
Career
Associate, Vittoria & Forsythe, New York City, 1986-1992; associate, Gregory and Adams, Wilton, Connecticut, 1992-1994; private practice, New York City and Westport, Connecticut, 1994-1997; partner, Kove & Kosakow, LLC, since 1997; vice-chancellor, Cambridge Theological Seminary, Carthage, Illinois, since 1996. Guardian and litem New York County Surrogate's Court, New York City, since 1987, Norwalk Probate Court, since 1993. Lecturer in field; arbitrator BBB, New York City, 1988-1989.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee, board directors International Nursery School, Queens, New York, 1987-1989. Member estates & trusts specialty group lawyers division United Jewish Appeal-Federation Jewish Philanthropies of New York, Inc., 1990-1994. Commissioner Wilton Water Commission, 1995-1996, Wilton Fire Commission, since 1996.
Partner Creative Philanthropic Resources, since 1995. Chairman membership committee Mid-Fairfield Substance Abuse Coalition, 1995-1996. Director Thee Art Tree Source, Inc., since 1995;advising committee The Unicorn Archive.
Member New York Bar Association (legislation committee, trusts and estates section since 1987), Connecticut Bar Association (elder law committee), Florida Bar (real property, probate and trust law, out-of-state member relations committee since 1994), Association of Bar of City of New York, Exch. Club (board directors Wilton club).
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Connections
Married Yvonne Manijeh Bokhour, June 4, 1978. 1 child, Jonathan Daniel.
